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Supermans new comic book costume revealed screen rant. It is thought that there are only two existing copies. Mayer found the rejected superman comic strips, and sullivan. The holy grail of comicbook collectibles received a recordbreaking bid friday yet the seller would have been none too pleased if the offers had stopped climbing. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. By deejay dayton superman continued to be the most successful character in. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Celebrate this fictional paragon of morality with a couple of zazzles superman tshirts. The script was written by bob goodman and directed by james tucker. Gaines told siegel and shuster what additional content aside from the action reprints to create for this issue in a letter dated 19390327.
A rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman has sold for nearly. The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s. An illustrated history taylor publishing company, 1989 series 1989 in great american comic books publications international, ltd. Article with photos and biographies of jerry siegel and joe shuster.
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Heres how much your vintage comics are now worth mashable. In the fall of 1989, the series returned to tv with a new cast, new stories and a dc comics superboy comic book series to support it. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with the cover date summer 1939. If youre looking to remain unspoiled, time to get up, up and away. They all vaguely resembled the old costumes, of course superman with his reds and. For the first time machine, ill take a look at the most valuable comic book in the world, the very first appearance of superman. Scientific explanation of superman s amazing strength. He found a number of adventurer stories, but needed a lead feature. He leads a rebellion against an evil villain, darkseid, who. The archie digest library laugh digest magazine no. The audit bureau of circulation files reveal that there were three printings of this issue in 1939 500,000 copies, 250,000 copies, and 150,000 copies. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice. Although they had previously appeared together in 1941s allstar comics no.
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